The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
By Complex Magazine | Oct 21, 2009 | 4:02 pm | Permalink
High Tension (Haute Tension)
Alexandre Aja
Age: Cécile de France, Maïwenn Le Besco, Philippe Nahon
You Aughta Know: "I won't let anyone come between us anymore. I won't let anyone come between us anymore. I won't let anyone come between us anymore."
"I won't let anyone come between us anymore. I won't let anyone come between us anymore. I won't let anyone come between us anymore."
Two French college chicks visiting relatives in the countryside encounter a sadistic serial killer in this nerve-jangling pursuit film. The gore’s gruesome (watch the unrated original version) and the tension is indeed high. And we’re not even talking about the edge-of-your-seat “will they/won’t they experiment with lesbian sex?” tension, we're talking about the tensile strength of bone. Pause.
Alan October 21st, 2009 at 05:09 PM
Frankenstein? Nosferatu? Dracula? Psycho? Jaws? The Blob? Alien? Cape Fear? Carrie? Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Them?
RF October 22nd, 2009 at 06:48 AM
I cannot believe Event Horizon is not on the list.
deliverance 2.0 October 22nd, 2009 at 09:04 AM
Classics, but most of them to old to be really scary ... nothing like The Shining with it´s timeless psychopathic plot ...
Guest October 22nd, 2009 at 02:47 PM
fuckin awesome film
Guest October 22nd, 2009 at 02:50 PM
the grudge?
andy b is a g April 11th, 2011 at 10:20 PM
Lol
Hobo October 23rd, 2009 at 01:28 AM
The scene with the phone almost made me shit myself
ManueII October 23rd, 2009 at 01:55 PM
I thought this was done very well for an indie film. espesh the way they talk to the 3rd person. (The audience) I dunno if it was that scary, but it was good.
Manueii October 23rd, 2009 at 02:54 PM
I thought this one was much betetr than the american version. the ending was GREAT.
Tremor October 23rd, 2009 at 09:58 PM
Original was better
Tremor October 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Yes!